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Here are the first 31 prompts to get you started.
Prompt #11
Find various textures in the environment around you. You can find these by looking at things and then touching them to see what they feel like, or you can find somewhere to sit down and close your eyes and explore the ground around you using just your sense of touch.
Find various textures in the environment around you. You can find these by looking at things and then touching them to see what they feel like, or you can find somewhere to sit down and close your eyes and explore the ground around you using just your sense of touch.
Materials Needed:
None
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Prompt #10
Birdwatch. Use binoculars, a telescope, or just your eyes. Pay particular attention to different birds’ feathers and beaks.
Birdwatch. Use binoculars, a telescope, or just your eyes. Pay particular attention to different birds’ feathers and beaks.
Materials Needed:
Binoculars, a telescope, or nothing at all
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Prompt #9
Go for a run with friends. Invite at least three people to go with you. Take at least two of them. (If more than one person says no, invite some more.)
Go for a run with friends. Invite at least three people to go with you. Take at least two of them. (If more than one person says no, invite some more.)
Materials Needed:
Paper
Pencil
(These are only necessary if you’re wanting to write your invites. You can also just invite them verbally.)
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Prompt #8
Find as many different tire treads as you can and take a picture of each one. They can be bicycle tires, car tires, truck tires, motorcycle tires, trailer tires, or any other tires. Display your pictures together in some way.
Find as many different tire treads as you can and take a picture of each one. They can be bicycle tires, car tires, truck tires, motorcycle tires, trailer tires, or any other tires. Display your pictures together in some way.
Materials Needed:
Camera (disposable, polaroid, film, or digital)
Note: If you don’t have a camera, you can substitute taking photos with drawing sketches of each tire tread. You can also do this if you just don’t want to take photos.
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Prompt #7
Take a walk you normally take but this time see if you can spot at least ten things you’ve never noticed before.
Take a walk you normally take but this time see if you can spot at least ten things you’ve never noticed before.
Materials Needed:
None
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Prompt #6
Find a natural body of water. This can be a spring, a river, a lake, an ocean, etc. It doesn’t have to be large. Listen to all of the different sounds it makes.
Find a natural body of water. This can be a spring, a river, a lake, an ocean, etc. It doesn’t have to be large. Listen to all of the different sounds it makes.
Materials Needed:
None
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Prompt #5
On a walk outside, collect as many (small) rocks of different colors as you can. Place these in a jar and label it with today’s date and any notes about your discoveries.
On a walk outside, collect as many (small) rocks of different colors as you can. Place these in a jar and label it with today’s date and any notes about your discoveries.
Materials Needed:
Glass jar
Paper
Tape (for your label)
Pencil
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Prompt #4
Jump rope. If you don’t have a jump rope, use any old rope. See how many jumps you can do without getting tangled up. Practice until you can do at least twenty.
Jump rope. If you don’t have a jump rope, use any old rope. See how many jumps you can do without getting tangled up. Practice until you can do at least twenty.
Materials Needed:
Jump rope (or any old rope)
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Prompt #3
Go outside and find ten leaves of different shapes and sizes. Tape these leaves onto a piece of paper and write down one thing about each one of them.
Go outside and find ten leaves of different shapes and sizes. Tape these leaves onto a piece of paper and write down one thing about each one of them.
Materials Needed:
Paper
Pencil
Tape
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Prompt #2
Choose a patch of ground—sidewalk, grass, or something else—and look very closely at it. See how many living things you can spot.
Choose a patch of ground—sidewalk, grass, or something else—and look very closely at it. See how many living things you can spot.
Materials Needed:
None
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Prompt #1
Make a temporary art piece using things you find in nature—rocks, leaves, sticks, dirt, or anything else you come across. When you’re done, take a picture or draw a sketch of what you made. Then, return everything back to where you found it.
Make a temporary art piece using things you find in nature—rocks, leaves, sticks, dirt, or anything else you come across. When you’re done, take a picture or draw a sketch of what you made. Then, return everything back to where you found it.
Materials Needed:
Camera (or sketch pad and pencil)
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